Welcome to The Pokémon Ultra RPG, or URPG for short. Everyone is invited to join and new members are always welcome!

What is the URPG?

This is a multi-faceted game based on the Pokémon saga. You start as a Trainer with a single Pokémon, working your way to capture new friends and battle for the championship while battling, writing, roleplaying, and making art along the way.

Because the adventure is thrilling, the community is great, and the URPG is the longest running Pokémon RPG in existence. From battles and contests to roleplays, stories, and art, the URPG has something for everyone! If you like Pokémon and you like to have fun, sign up today!

Getting Started

To begin your journey, go to Starter Requests (BMG | PWN | PXR) and apply for a starter Pokemon of your very own! You’ll also receive a voucher than can be exchanged for any Pokemon from our Pokemart, a pass to get one free Extra Move (such as a TM or Breedinig Move), and some money to help you along your journey!

After being approved, you can post your Trainer Stats at the Trainer Stats Sub-Board (BMG | PWN | PXR). Your stats are where you can keep track of everything: your inventory, which Pokemon you have, your battle record together, and your gym badges. Please note: this is an honor-based system, and you’re expected to keep track of your stats responsibly and update them with correct information with every change.

Once you’ve done that, it’s recommended to get a Discord account to join in the majority of the community by posting in the Active AIM/Skype/Discord List (BMG | PWN | PXR). You can also message any member on that messenger to ask for an invite (if they can’t invite directly, they can pass on the request or tell you who to contact). By the nature of forums, battles and contests are very slow and usually take a day or so per turn, depending on everyone’s timezones. On Discord or another messenger, battles can be done in hours or minutes as everyone is on at the same time and sending/doing turns fairly quickly. Discord is the most active client.

Main Features of the URPG

Pokémon Battles!

Gameboy-based Pokémon combat without the 4-move limit

A Total of 41 Gyms in 7 Leagues as well as the Elite 4 and Champion

Dynamic Free-For-All battles with the potential for bizarre and creative combat rules

Capture New Pokémon!

Multiple chances and opportunities to acquire new friends

Write creative and compelling stories

Roleplay on adventurous journeys in the National Park

…or on a post-apocalyptic exploration of the world of After Hours!

Draw some fantastic Pokémon artwork

Trade with friends and rivals

Win Pokémon in various events and competitions

Purchase a wide variety of Pokemon from our three venues: the Pokemart, the Contest Berry Store, or the After Hours Soda Shoppe!

Amazing Activities!

Challenging Contests where you face off against your rivals to score the most points

Tournaments designed to determine who is the best like no one ever was

Seasonal Competitions to test your skills and earn prizes

Events in every section with specific goals and tasks

Main Rules

No Cheating! This is a game based on trust and we ask you to respect our rules.

Using multiple accounts or otherwise attempting to cheat the system will result in disciplinary action, possibly even getting banned.

Our main chats are all PG-13. Please keep appropriate behavior.

Respect your peers. Don’t steal or plagiarize anyone’s work.

Have fun!

For more in-depth rules, particularly about each section, see this page.

What You Can Do

General (BMG | PWN | PXR)
Here, you can find the Pokemart, a place where you can purchase new TM’s, HM’s, and even teach your Pokemon daycare moves or unlock their hidden abilities! You can also visit the Trading Machine to trade Pokemon to collect them all! Look out for Gift Stations, thrice-annual events where you can even gift Pokemon to your friends!

Battles(BMG | PWN | PXR)
Battles between other members is the most common activity of the URPG. Challenge Gyms and earn badges to take on our Elite 4 and Champion. Battle with your friends online in Forum Battles or read up on referees’ logs of the many battles that occur over Discord and other mediums. Every few months, test your skills in our Tournaments—themed events that put your skills to the test!

Stories(BMG | PWN | PXR)
Writing Stories is a great method to capture Pokémon in the URPG or earn some URPG cash. Occasionally, there will be seasonal writing competitions for aspiring writers to enter and compete, where you can earn even more prizes. There are also events scattered throughout the year that offer extra bonuses!

National Park(BMG | PWN | PXR)
Roleplaying is another method for you to capture Pokémon in the URPG. You can adventure through the Main RP to interact with other players or go on your very own adventure with just you, your ranger, and your trusty Pokemon in the wilds of the Individual RP while visiting different areas to encounter various wild Pokémon. This is also the only place where you get to see legendaries regularly. Occasionally, there are special Mission Events where you get to participate in special roleplays/runs or win special items! A special Beginner-style run is also available for new members to get used to how the area works.

Contests(BMG | PWN | PXR)
Contests are a RSE classic where you get to play with other members, giving your Pokémon a chance to earn a ribbon, as well as earn URPG cash and Contest Credits (CC). With accumulated CC, you also get to purchase Berries, TM Bundles, or even Pokémon with them! DPPt and BW contest modes are also available.

Art Gallery(BMG | PWN | PXR)
If you’re an aspiring artist or are just looking to whip out your brushes and other tools, draw some fantastic Pokémon art in whatever medium you’d like. Do you prefer hand-drawn, traditional art, or are you fancying trying your hand at a sculpture or digital work? Your imagination’s the limit! Capture Pokemon or earn URPG cash.

After Hours(PWN)
Make a character in the post-apocalyptic universe where the worlds of Pokémon and Humans combine for all sorts of wacky adventures. Explore the tentative survival of humanity on Earthworld, blast into space in the URPG Space Center, or forray into the mythical Pokeworld. You get paid for every post, so roleplay, either by journaling yourself or on missions and threads with others, and you can redeem your earnings for URPG cash proper, or even use them to buy Pokémon directly in the Soda Shoppe!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the URPG Related Chat (BMG | PWN | PXR).

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the battling system work?

To have a battle, all you need is an Opponent and a Referee. Opponents can be anyone who has also registered in the URPG, and you can challenge them by contacting them. You need a referee to follow mechanics and calculate how each move in the battle affects the Pokemon involved, including damage, status effects, and, ultimately, its outcome.

Battles in the URPG work the same way that battles in the game boy games work with a few differences. The biggest difference is that a Pokémon is not restricted to only 4 moves, but can use every move that it can learn via leveling up in all generations and pre-evolutions.

You can also check out the Reffing Encyclopedia to learn more about Battle Formats & Rules or the Ultra Dex to find out what moves Pokémon can learn.

What’s all this talk about Discord?

Most battles in the URPG take place on a messenger system of your choice. A member may use any other form of communication such as IRC and email as long as both the opponent and ref agree to it. Discord, AIM, Skype, and IRC each have several pre-made battle chats most people use for convenience. Feel free to ask any other member for an invite if you’re not already in them. Additionally, you can battle on the forum.

Trillian (combines many different instant message services in one program)

Skype

IRC

The URPG has it’s own Discord server with multiple channels for battling, contesting, and chatting. It also hosts a voice chat. Joining the server connects you to all of them. On AIM, we have an official Blast Chat for general discussion on AIM called [URPG Chat], as well several battle chats and an FFA chat. Feel free to ask in General Chat or in the AIM/Skype/Discord thread for an invite. There is also an official URPG Chat on Skype as well as several battle chats, which you can similarly ask for an invite to. On IRC, you can simply type “/join #URPG”, “/join #battle”, “/join #battle2”, “/join #battle3”, and “/join #FFA”. This can be done from the BMG IRC or from Monbrey’s site IRC link directly to #URPG.

How do I evolve my Pokémon?

Pokemon require experience points to evolve, and this depends on how many times they can evolve. A Pokemon needs five points per stage for three-stage Pokemon (5 to go from Charmander -> Charmeleon and another 5 to go from Charmeleon -> Charizard) , and seven for two-stage Pokemon (Eevee -> Espeon). The following methods will provide one EXP when the basic Pokemon is used.

Give your Pokemon a TM/BM/MT/SM or Hidden Ability

Each one is worth 1 EXP Point.

HMs do not count.

Give your Pokemon a Nickname and Nature

Start off that initial bonding with your new Pokemon with a bonus EXP point.​

Participate in any battle, FFA or contest

All battles are now 2v2+. A basic Pokemon participating in any battle, FFA or contest will earn one EXP point.

Complete a battle in the National Park without fleeing (includes Capture Attempts)

If you don’t want to straight-up battle, roleplay with your Pokemon instead!

Complete three encounters in the Park

This does not include the battle

Use a Rare Candy

This is the quickest method. Rare Candies cost $500 each and will give a Pokemon 1 EXP point, meaning a user can fully evolve a Pokemon for $3,500/$5,000.

The Starter Package includes 5 Rare Candies.

​There are also a couple more quick, efficient methods for the roleplayers. The following will ignore EXP, and evolve a Pokemon one stage on completion:

Complete a Special Mission in After Hours

Special missions intended for evolution are incorporated into After Hours. A three-stage Pokemon will require 3-5 posts per stage (for a total of 6-10), and a two-stage Pokemon will require 5-7 (depending on quality)​.

Complete a Beginner Run in the park

Beginner runs contain five low-tier encountered Pokemon, perfect for new members to use basics. This type of run will earn one full evolution stage.

What is my Pokémon’s ability, nature, and gender?

Pokémon abilities aren’t set in stone. You can choose any ability a Pokémon has access to before it is sent into battle and change it between battles.

You can choose the nature any Pokémon you start with, purchase, win, or catch through stories. Any Pokémon you catch at the National Park will have a randomly determined nature. Natures are permanent. Natures only affect National Park and have no bearing on the Pokémon’s stats. It’s recommended not to pick natures until you read up on the National Park.

You may choose the gender of any Pokémon you gain. A Pokémon’s gender is permanent.

-How can I earn more money?-

The easiest way to earn money is through battling or by participating in a contest, so hop online and grab your friends! Be on the lookout for FFAs, or Free For Alls: it’s just your Pokemon versus the URPG-World in a 1v1v1v1 setting, with tons of prize money for everyone. If you are unsure how much money you should add after a battle, be sure to check that Referee’s battle log or ask a Ref or Official!

Users can also earn more money by converting P from AH into URPG cash or submit art or stories for cash instead of Pokemon captures. Money can also be made in the Park by taking pictures of rare or legendary Pokemon. Additionally, many users make deals for Pokemon in which someone can draw/write/capture a Pokemon for someone else and then be paid in Extra Moves (EMs) like TMs or Daycare Passes (for Breeding Moves, etc).

If you think you’ve got what it takes, another way to earn money is to have a paid URPG profession. These include:

Referees: People aren’t kidding when they say there’s a lot of math in Pokemon. Referees calculate what happens between two battlers. Imagine if PokemonShowdown were a person!

Graders: Lovers of fanfiction unite! They read your story, offer critique and feedback, and ultimately determine if a story is good enough to earn its author a brand-new Pokemon or URPG cash!

Rangers: Your loyal protectors who take your character into the National Park on an exciting role-play adventure, navigating through perilous encounters with wild Pokemon—some that may even end up joining you!

Judges: They’re the flip-side of the Referee coin, and they make sure that Contests run smoothly. Jam, Appeal, and all those other words come together to determine which Pokemon is the Contesting Champ!

Curators: Like graders, their job is to critique and provide feedback on your artwork! Got a hand-drawn work, or a banner, or even a papercraft? This is your crew!

Chroniclers: Your guides to infinity and beyond, the Chroniclers guide you through the post-apocalyptic After Hours RP. Helping you create your character is just the beginning: adventure is out there!

Professionals are paid very well, but only because they often work hard to ensure enjoyment for all URPG participants. Becoming a professional takes time and effort but is ultimately rewarding in terms of money and prestige! In order to gain a profession, fill out the corresponding quiz and send it to one of the leaders of that section. Only those people can help you on the quiz for that profession, and cheating is not tolerated.

Other Reading

If you feel like you understand everything, then nope! If you have any questions, feel free to ask any of our Mods or Officials!